Fitness

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Exercise while reading, watching TV, etc.

My best friend who is a track and cross country runner told me about doing the Lying Abduction (or Adduction) exercise while you read. But you can do it while watching TV as well. I love doing this because then I feel more time-efficient!

Take The President's Challenge

The President's Challenge (www.presidentschallenge.org) is another set of challenges available for FREE. Begun in the 1960s, it has been available for years. (Presidential Fitness Award, Physical Fitness Test, Presidential Active Lifestyle Award - PALA, or Presidential Champions) The Adult Fitness Test measures aerobic fitness, muscular strength and endurance, flexibility, & body composition.PALA goals are 30 minutes a day, 5 days a week for 6 of 8 weeks (or 8,500 daily steps).

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For the Champions Award, you earn activity points (sound familiar?) for a bronze, silver, gold, or platinum award.

Use the TOOL!~ My Workout Generator~!!!!!

I found this tool quite by accident--was choosing the FITNESS category to read when I came across My FITNESS GENERATOR and found I could log in specific info and get a personalized workout { I was looking to UP the fitness for my abs}and you can print it or add it to your fitness tracker!

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Go to START--click My CONTENT.Then choose HEALTHY LIFESTYLE .Under that heading,choose FITNESS. Then MY WORKOUT GENERATOR will be one of the choices. Hopefully this GREAT TOOL of Sparkpeople will be of help to you !!!!

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